Expression of Genes for Drug Transporters in the Human Female Genital Tract and Modulatory Effect of Antiretroviral Drugs.

Anti-retroviral (ARV) -based microbicides are one of the strategies pursued to prevent HIV-1 transmission. Delivery of ARV drugs to subepithelial CD4+ T cells at concentrations for protection is likely determined by drug transporters expressed in the cervicovaginal epithelium. To define the role of...

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Main Authors: Karolin Hijazi, Anna M Cuppone, Kieron Smith, Maria A Stincarelli, Julia Ekeruche-Makinde, Giulia De Falco, Georgina L Hold, Robin Shattock, Charles G Kelly, Gianni Pozzi, Francesco Iannelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4477895?pdf=render